Cruising Friends

While writing up our B.V.I. trip, I thought I'd better fit in a quick post about a cruising family we befriended. It's always nice finding like-minded people who have similar goals.

Jared met the family from s/v Odyle a few months back while they were anchored in Monterey Bay. They are hanging out on the central coast until they head south next summer. Susan and Abraham have a son and daughter, somewhat near our own children's ages. Susan is working as a nurse, filling up their cruising kitty, while Abraham watches over the kiddos and works on their list of boat projects.

We invited them to hang out for Feast of Lanterns and then they invited us to watch fireworks for Santa Cruz's 150th anniversary (they ended up pulling anchor and moving to Santa Cruz for a less rocky anchorage). We met them on the dock around 5:30pm, and headed off to their boat in their dingy. Waves were a bit rough on the way in, so we all got a little wet.

Their boat looks like a pirate ship, complete with two masts and beautiful craftsmanship. We all had a great time chatting it up, while the kids played down below. Eventually, after some snacks, they settled in for a movie while we waited for the fireworks show to begin.

Around 10pm, the fireworks show ended and we hopped into the dingy to head back to our car. We had a great time and look forward to keeping in touch as cruising families!